How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[minnehaha]

Chicken:
15/27/30

Duck:
1/3/3

6 white, 3 blue, 6 brown

I got to see which one of my Cream Legbar's lays the bluest bluest prettiest egg I get today thanks to my coop cam. I saw her come out of the one of the nesting boxes singing the egg song (cam has sound). So I ran out in time to see her go into the run and get a bite to eat (mash in a heated bowl) before heading out to the yard. I went in the coop and found the blue egg, super warm and in the box she came out of. I've had trouble figuring out which Cream Legbar lays this particular egg because they molted and she looks totally different now. They were super ratty with bald backs and necks and missing lots of feathers before molt, I had never seen them totally feathered out because the lady I got them from thought you needed a rooster for every hen. She had 5 hens and 5 roosters...bless her heart. Those roosters wore the feathers off of the poor hens!! They looked so bad that she gave just them to me, she had got them from Green Fire farms.

Here she is with her pretty egg, I am a proud mama. She is the one in the back, the easter egger in the front is photo bombing. I love this CLB's tail feathers, this picture doesn't show how pretty it is, her tails feathers are curled:




Here's another one of my Cream legbars, I love a good mullet! I've had these girls since March and am finally seeing what they really look like...so exciting!

 

[tntchix]

I got 13 from Sat/Sun a.m. but since no one collected while we were gone they were all frozen so the girls got a treat. Well sort of, I took a couple of big pieces of scrambled to the bantys who won't come outside the coop these days and when stepped out the dog was finishing up the eggs.

Then I got 2 more yesterday afternoon.

I'm starting to think I am missing a hiding spot. LOL

 

[Scott16475]

The days begin to get longer and low and behold, I have 2/4 eggs! HA.

 

[minnehaha]

The days begin to get longer and low and behold, I have 2/4 eggs! HA.

I heard something about the shortest day of the year, did it already happen and now they are going to get longer? I'm excited to see if I get more eggs like you did today.

I'm watching the nesting boxes on the coop cam while drinking coffee.

They are LOUD today, and they are waiting in line to get into the "preferred" nest, despite having 10 boxes, plus a large community nesting box! There are 3 hens at this moment crammed into the "preferred" box!

 

[minnehaha]

I got 13 from Sat/Sun a.m. but since no one collected while we were gone they were all frozen so the girls got a treat. Well sort of, I took a couple of big pieces of scrambled to the bantys who won't come outside the coop these days and when stepped out the dog was finishing up the eggs.

Then I got 2 more yesterday afternoon.

I'm starting to think I am missing a hiding spot. LOL

It must be cold, is it snowy too? Hopefully if they are being sneaky sneaky you will find those eggs!

 

[vpatt]

I need to brush up on how to break a broody. Jessica is at it again.

 

[SixChickFlock]

We've been getting 1 every other day from 2 hens...

Fri: 0/2/8
Sat: 1/2/8
Sun: 1/3/8
Mon: 2/3/8

I have a new first time layer... Yippee!!!

 

[matt44644]

13/15

 

[mattsanity]

4/5/12 today with a very respectable 62 gram egg from one of my BR who's only got a week of laying under her belt.

 

[Smorz]

How about stating the kind you have too? That would be useful.

7 from 14 / speckled Sussex.

Just started laying a few weeks ago. Have some vehement protesters that want to lay in the dog house. Have had them cooped up for this the 3rd day. Was only getting 2-4 prior to cooping. Still at least 3 holdouts who want to run over to the dog house the minute we let them get the last bit of light (at about 4:30) to free range. (I feel so guilty!)